音标

英 [əˈbeɪs]；美 [əˈbeɪs]

意思

动词，意为“使谦卑；使降低地位（或身份）；贬低”，常指某人通过自身行为或外界因素导致自己尊严、地位等方面下降 。

造句

He would never abase himself by begging for mercy.
他绝不会卑躬屈膝地求饶。

She felt that accepting the unfair treatment would abase her dignity.
她觉得接受这种不公平的待遇会贬低自己的尊严。

Don't abase yourself in front of those who don't respect you.
不要在那些不尊重你的人面前贬低自己。

The king refused to abase himself before the enemy.
国王拒绝在敌人面前降低自己的身份。

His actions only served to abase him in the eyes of others.
他的行为只会让他在别人眼中的地位降低。

She didn't want to abase herself by asking for help from someone she disliked.
她不想向自己讨厌的人求助而贬低自己。

To gain the contract, he was willing to abase his principles.
为了获得那份合同，他愿意放弃自己的原则。

The proud man was loath to abase himself even in the face of great difficulty.
这个骄傲的人即使面临巨大困难也不愿放下身段。

They thought that doing menial jobs would abase them.
他们认为做粗活会降低他们的身份。

He abased himself so much in his pursuit of power that people started to despise him.
他在追逐权力的过程中如此贬低自己，以至于人们开始鄙视他。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常交流：和朋友讨论为人处世、尊严等话题时使用。例如：“I can't believe he abased himself just to please that rich guy.（我简直不敢相信他为了讨好那个有钱人而贬低自己。）”

情感表达：表达对某种行为的不满或不屑。比如：“Don't abase yourself like that. You deserve better.（别那样贬低自己。你值得更好的。）”

道德评判：评价他人行为是否恰当，涉及到尊严和原则问题时。例如：“It's wrong to abase oneself for personal gain.（为了个人利益而贬低自己是不对的。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在描述人物经历或故事时，刻画人物在面临困境或诱惑时的行为变化。例如：“In the face of financial hardship, he chose not to abase himself by stealing but worked hard to earn money.（面对经济困难，他没有选择通过偷窃来贬低自己，而是努力工作赚钱。）”

议论文写作：论述关于尊严、价值观等主题时，作为论据支持观点。比如：“Maintaining one's dignity is important, and we should never abase ourselves for short - term benefits.（维护自己的尊严很重要，我们绝不能为了短期利益而贬低自己。）”

描写文写作：在描写人物性格或行为特点时，突出其对待尊严和地位的态度。例如：“The noble - minded character would rather suffer than abase himself under any circumstances.（这位高尚的人物在任何情况下宁愿受苦也不愿贬低自己。）”

学习积累

联想记忆：联想历史故事中那些宁死不屈、不愿向敌人低头的英雄人物，与之相反，那些向敌人投降、丧失尊严的人就是“abase”自己的表现；或者想象现实生活中有人为了一点小利而讨好他人、失去自我的场景，帮助记忆该词。

对比记忆：将“abase”与“abase oneself”和“lower oneself”对比。“abase oneself”更强调主动地、大幅度地降低自己的尊严和地位；“lower oneself”相对较为宽泛，可指降低身份、地位等，但语气稍弱。通过对比，准确把握“abase”的语义强度和用法。

搭配记忆：记住一些与“abase”常见的搭配，如“abase oneself（贬低自己）”“abase one's dignity（贬低某人的尊严）”“abase one's status（降低某人的地位）”等，通过搭配学习，提高在句子中运用该词的准确性。